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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-11-27, Page 20Page 4A—Crossroads—Nov. 27, 1985 REACHING OUT for a spring flower or a fall leaf is a happy activity for most Canadian children. For the 30,000 with arthritis, it's an impossible task, reports The Arthritis Society. The Society is now in its 36th year of searching for the causes and cures for the more than 115 known types of rheumatic disease. THE ALTERNATIVES Superficially it 'is easy enough to see why President Reagan, Prime Minister Thatcher, and other . right wing leaders claim that there is no alternative to their economic policies. Con- servative economic move- ments like to argue, that all other courses of action have been tried and have failed. Most intelligent -people ,would ridicule that view- point. However, even among • those whose job it is to analyze policy alternatives, this "tried and failed" doctrine has"had a surprising amount of popularity of the leaders in contrast to the relatively bland personality of their opponen,ts. All but ignored is the fact that the period when other strategies were "tried and failed" was in fact, a golden age for world economic per- formance, including GNP growth, employment, in- flation, productivity, or trade. These policies clearly did not eliminate all of the business cycle, but the fluct- uations such as they were Canada's Business by Bruce Whitestone occurred within an extra- ordinarily strpng and stable era of economic progress. Things started to go awry when the fixed exchange rates among world curren- cies was abandoned. National governments, particularly the United States authorities, then sug- gested that they could ignore world developments, and along with them the disci- pline of gold or other. inter- national markets. This led to the steady build up of the in- flation problem which mani- fested itself in the late 1970s. If it became necessary then to fight inflation as the first priority, this did not require accepting "hook, line, and sinker" the overwhelming attention given to inflation fighting, retrenchment of government activities, and reversion to the economic philosophy of the 1920s. The history of the last decade is cluttered with government decisions that were blind to the true real- ities of the situation. Those. who have pointed *out the long term dangers in, for in - Fib r -rich foo `'s from y ur mkt- wave By Desiree Vivea Everyone's heard about the health benefits of a diet rich in high -fiber foods. Such a diet provides the roughage necessary to maintain a smooth -running digestive system, and may help to pre- vent such diseases as cancer of the colon. An increase of fiber consumption has even been linked to lower chol- esterol levels. So how much fiber should you eat? Scientists have not yet determined a recom- mended daily allowance for fiber, but if you live on white bread and meat — and leave your vegetables on the plate — you're definitely in need of added fiber. High -fiber foods are easy to include in anyone's diet. Bran, of course, is one off the best sources, and any whole - grain product will contain more filer than a refined one. Oatmeal, barley, nuts, dried fruits, kidney and gar- banzo beans, eggplant, sweet potatoes and, celery all are good sources of dietary_ffiber. Serve cereal instead of ba- con and eggs for breakfast. Include celery sticks and raisins in your lunch box, and eat your vegetables at dinner -time. Leave the peels on fruits and vegetables — the skins of apples and pears. contribute significant amounts of fiber, as well as vitamins. The following recipes com- bine delicious fiber -rich. foods with the ease off micro- wave preparation : SWEET POTATO SPECIAL 1 (17 oz.) can sweet potatoes, drained 3 tbsps. butter or margarine, at room temperature 2-3 tbsps. water (or liquid from sweet potatoes can) Dash each salt, pepper= and cinnamon cup chopped walnuts pecans 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed Combine sweet potatoes tter, water; salt, peppe d cinnamon in 1-quar ass baking dish. Mash wel th fork to blend. ° Smooth top,. then sprinkle enly with nuts and brown ar. Cover and microwave minutes on high (100 per t Bower), rotating dish 1/4.- n after 31/2 minutes. Let nd. Covered, 3 ninutes fore serving'. Serves 4. BRAN -NUT BREAD RING ups whole bran cereal ups unsifted flour up sugar up raisins up chopped walnuts sps. baking powder tsp. cinnamon tsp. salt cups milk up vegetable oil gs, beaten lightly Combine bran cereal, r, sugar, raisins, wal- , baking powder, cinna- n aqd salt in large bowl. well to blend. separate bowl combine k, vegetable oil and eggs. to first bowl, stirring until dry ingredients are stened. urn mixture into oiled 10- 1/4 or r t l bu stance, the Reagan tax cuts an and defence spending plans gI of the early 1980s, were wi . brushed aside .as textbook economists who did not see ev the world as it.actually sug functioned. Today, those of 7 us who cite the.danger in the cen • over valued U.S. dollar or tur the huge U.S. international sta trade deficits similarly are be branded.as fools if not worse. What is needed now is a greater awareness of the costs of disinflation in both 2c lost jobs and economic slow- 2c down. Greater use should be 3/4 c made of various policy in- 1/2 c strument such as improving /,c education, spending money 5 th on useful capital projects 1/2 that pay for themselves, or 1/2 promoting. international 1/2 trade by insisting that we . y c receive a fair share of world : 2 eg markets: If various leaders accept that they have been flou "tone deaf" to the real nuts world, they can get back to mo the period when we had sus- Stir tained growth. Otherwise, In we run the danger of re- mil peating all the mistakes of Add the 1920s with the evil conse- just quences that ensued. moi T SAVE! Daring Dur AnnuarPfe, Christmas Sale starting Nov. 30 50/ OFF FLOOR ALL& TABLE SWAG -0-20--%--Off--LAMP-SHADES • Also save on some sale tagged ceiling fixtures. See Our Special Corner with gift ideas for under $30.00. Some Gift Suggestions: Rockwell Framed Prints Solid Brass- Registers (4x10) Solid Brass Switch Plates Solid Brass Lam. Finials • Why not buy a gift for the home,— A 36" polished brass, 4 teak blade, revers- ing motor Ceiling Fan, complete with a floral schoolhouse globe at $9995 -'.4,1-FIB�RE-OPTC"LAMP Sale ends Christmas Ever Shop early for best selection. 1 inch microwave ring mold. Microwave at medium-high ' (70 per cent power) 14 to 16 minutes, rotating dish 1/2- tur done, a toothpick inserted in center will come out clean. Let stand .5 minutes, then turn bread out onto wire cooling rack. Serve im- mediately, or let cool. Makes 1 10 -inch bread ring. DOUBLE -FRUIT OATMEAL COBBLER 3/4 cup flour 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup oatmeal 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground nutmet Dasa salt 6 tbsps. butter or margarine 3 large, tart bakingapples large, firm, ripe pears 2 tbsps. lemon juice Ice cream Combine flour, brown sugar, oatmeal, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in small mixing bowl. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly, set aside. Peel and core apples and pears (or" leave skin on for more fiber and nutrients)" Cut fruit into thin slices and place in 2 -quart glass baking dish. Sprinkle with lemon juice, then top with crumb mixture. Microwave, uncovered, 11 to 13 minutes on high (100 per cent power), rotating dish 1/4 - turn after 6 minutes. Fruit should be tender. Let stand, uncovered, 4 to 5 minutes be- fore serving, Serve warm or cool with ice cream, if desired. Serves 4 to 6. 31 you want personal attentebn, the latest fashions, a wide selection' of colour: C�2 textures in the best quality yarns; if you want it all. 'Yams of ¶[alee Especially For You! 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